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Is there a solution that would allow the wife to go to her husband's family home after her husband told her: "By divorce, if you go to my family, you will be forbidden to me like my mother; you will not go there in death or life," without the divorce taking place?

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Spouses should resolve their problems with wisdom, and rushing into uttering divorce often leads to regret. An oath of divorce carries the ruling of a conditional divorce, and it cannot be retracted according to the majority of scholars. If the wife goes to her husband's family, the husband is obligated to offer the expiation for ẓihār according to the majority of jurists, while some are of the opinion that it does not take effect and only requires an expiation for an oath. Some jurists, such as the Malikis and Hanbalis, hold that if there was a motive for the oath and that motive ceased without the intervention of the swearer, then the oath is not broken when the sworn-upon event occurs. If the reason for the oath was a dispute and it resolved without your intervention, then nothing is incumbent upon your wife going to her family. To be on the safe side, it is preferable to consult a Sharia court or a trustworthy scholar.

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